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PH^NO'COMA. (From phainos, bloody, 

 and home, hair ; colour of involucrum. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese]. 

 Linn., ll)-Syngenesia %-Superfliia. Al- 

 lied to Helichrysum.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of 

 young side-shoots getting firm at the base, in 

 sand, over peat, in pots three parts filled with 

 drainage, under a bell-glass, and kept near the 

 glass of a house or pit, in summer ; sandy peat 

 and a little fibry loam. Winter temp.. 40 

 to 48. 



P.proli'fera (proliferous). 4. Crimson. Sep- 

 tember. Cape of Good Hope. 1789. 



PHA'IUS. (From phaios, shining ; 

 referring to the flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Orchids [Orchidacete]. Linn., 20-%- 

 nandria 1-Monandria, Allied to Bletia.) 



Stove orchids. Division of the pseudo-bulb- 

 like shoots, as growth commences in spring ; 

 grown in pots. See Orchids, 



P. a'lbus (white). 2. White. July. Sylhet. 



1836. 

 - angustifo'lius (narrow-leaved). Green. 



July. Trinidad. 1821. 



bi'color (two-coloured). ^2- Maroon, white. 



July. Ceylon. 



callo'sus (thick - lipped] . Reddish brown 



March. Java. 1848. 

 fla'vus (yellow). Yellow. India. 1837. 



grandifo'lius (large-leaved). White, brown. 



April. China. 1778. 



interme'dius (intermediate). India. 1839. 



macula' tus (spotted-heaved). 2. Yellow. 



June. Nepaul. 1823. 



Walli'chii (Dr. Wallich's). 2. Orange, 



yellow. April. Khoosea. 1837. 



PHALJENO'PSIS. Butterfly Plant. 

 (From phalaina, a moth, and opsis, 

 like ; the appearance of these hand- 

 some flowers. Nat. ord., Orchids [Or- 

 chidaceee]. Linn., 2Q-Gynandria 1- 

 Monandria.} 



Stove orchids, grown in baskets or on blocks. 

 Pieces of offset shoots, kept dry at the base, for 

 a day or two, before setting them growing. 

 See Orchids. 



P. ama' bills (lovely). l. White, pink. June. 



Manilla. 1836. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). White. 



Year. Manilla. 1842. 

 rotundifo'lia (round-leaved). White. 



Year. Manilla. 1837. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). White, pink. 



September. Java. 1847. 



ro'sea (rosy). l. Deep vermilion. Ma- 



nilla. 1848. 



PHA'LAEIS. Canary Grass. (From 

 phalaros, shining ; referring to the 

 shining seeds. Nat. ord., Grasses 

 [Graminaceee]. Linn., 3-Triandria 2-' 

 Di(jynla>) 



P. cnnuriensis produces the Canary seeds of 

 commerce. Seeds ; common soil. 

 P. appendicula'tu (appendaged). 1. June. 

 Egypt. 1820. 



canarie'nsis (Canary). 2. July. Britain. 



commuta'ta (changed), 1. June. Italy. 1823. 



PHALEROCA'RPUS. 



This hardy evergreen creeper should have 

 been added to Gaultheria. 

 P. serpyllifo'lia (Wild-Thyme-leaved). White. 

 April. North America. 1815. 



PHALOCA'LLIS. (From phaios, a cone, 

 hallos, beautiful ; beautifully cone- 

 crested. Nat. ord., Irids [Indaceffi], 

 Linn., S-Triandrla 1-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Phycella.) 



Half-hardy Mexican bulb. The flower lasts 

 only a few hours in the morning. Seeds and 

 offsets, in spring ; requires a little protection 

 from wet and cold in winter ; sandy loam and a 

 little leaf-mould. 



P. plu'mbea (lead- coloured). l. Lead-co- 

 loured. July. Mexico. 1837- 



PHAKBI'TIS. (From pharbe, colour ; 

 deep and varied colours of the flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Bindweeds [Convolvulacese]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria 1-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to IponiEea.) 

 For culture. See Ipomcea. 



HARDY TWINING ANNUALS. 

 P. barba'ta (bearded). September. Virginia. 

 1729. 



barbi'gcra (beard-bearing). Blue. Septem- 



ber. North America. 



hedera'cea (Ivy-leaved). Blue. August. 



North America. 1729. 



GEEENHOUSE TWINING ANNUALS. 

 P. cuspida'ta (sharp-pointed). Purple. July. 

 Peru. 1732. 



Dille'nii (Dillenius's). Blue. June. JEthi- 



opia. * 



diversifo'lia (various -leaved-). 5. Blue. 



June. Mexico. 1836. 



ni'l (Nil). Blue. August. America. 1597. 



puncta'ta (dotted). Purple, violet. August. 



India. 



STOVE TWINING ANNUALS. 

 P. hi'spida (bristly). White, purple. August. 

 East Indies. 1629. 



sca'bra (scurfy). White. September. 1823. 



EVERGREEN TWINERS. 



P. catha'rtica (purgative). Blue, purple. Sep- 

 tember. Mexico. 1848. Stove. 



ccerule'scens (blue). Pale blue. July. East 



Indies. 1820. Hardy. 



Lea'rii (Lear's). Blue. June. Buenos 



Ayres. 1835. Stove deciduous. 



ostri'na (purple). 20. Purple. July. Cuba. 



1840. Stove. 



tyriantlu'na ('purple). Purple. October. 



Mexico. 1838. Stove deciduous. 

 va'ria (variable;. Blue, violet. September. 

 1816. Stove. 



